OTIOSE
\ˈə͡ʊtɪˌə͡ʊz], \ˈəʊtɪˌəʊz], \ˈəʊ_t_ɪ__ˌəʊ_z]\
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disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
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producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
By Princeton University
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disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
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producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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Being at ease: unoccupied: lazy.
By Daniel Lyons
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